Published: 12 March 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THE MILITARY COURT in Jaffa approved the plea bargains for three combat soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda infantry battalion who were convicted of aggravated abuse of a Palestinian father and son in January. The soldiers were sentenced to six months in prison and will be demoted to the rank of private.
“The verdicts include prison sentences of only a few months and a criminal conviction, which is expected to be expunged within just two years in a manner that will significantly limit the harm to the fighters later in their civilian lives,” said the military defender’s office.
On Thursday, the military court convicted the three soldiers from Netzah Yehuda, an all-male ultra-Orthodox unit that allows soldiers to serve in the army while strictly observing religious customs. It is part of the Kfir infantry brigade.
FULL STORY Israeli court approves plea deal for soldiers who severely beat cuffed, blindfolded Palestinians (Haaretz)
Photo: One of the soldiers during his arrest in January (Moti Milrod)
